MSNBC AGAIN DEFLECTS Democrat Atty. Gen. story To Attack Pres. Trump

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, the program used the story as a hook to re-air Trump's infamous Access Hollywood tape. After re-airing the tape, co-host Mika Brzezinski intoned: “President Trump and his aides have defended that as locker room talk. 19 women have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct. He strongly denies their claims. Joe?”



Brzezinski also attacked White House adviser Kellyanne Conway for tweeting "Gotcha" in response to news of Schneiderman's abusive behavior. "Given that tweet," she said, "it seems that Conway has given license to remind people that she’s been less eager to comment on another powerful man who said on tape that he kisses and grabs women without consent.”



Joe Scarborough praised Democrats' handling of the Schneiderman story, contrasting it favorably against Republicans' response to the Access Hollywood tape:



Democrats immediately stepped forward and called on Eric Schneiderman to resign, and yet the party that claims it’s the party of family values, the party of Mike Pence that surrounds itself with preachers, that says that Donald Trump prays before meetings, the party that has Donald Trump going out I think in the Rose Garden talking about National Prayer Day soon after he admits to one lurid affair after another after lying about them, this is, I guess, the party of Donald Trump and the party of Mike Pence. There is quite a contrast. I mean, let’s be honest, let’s be blunt. It was the Democratic Party in the 1990s that enabled Bill Clinton and would say behind the scenes that, yes, they knew Bill Clinton abused women and treated them terribly but they still circled the wagons for him. At least the Democratic Party has figured it out now. But the Republicans, wow, unbelievable. Anybody that opens their mouth against Eric Schneiderman has it coming straight back at them about the man they defend day in and day out.”